scholarly journals Investigating Some Construct Validity Threats to TALIS 2018 Teacher Job Satisfaction Scale: Implications for Social Science Researchers and Practitioners

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf F. Zakariya
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Construct Validity ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Teacher Job Satisfaction ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional

The credibility of findings ensuing from cross-sectional survey research depends largely on the validity and reliability of the research instruments. Critical attention to the quality of such instruments will ensure logical and valid results. The purpose of this article is to provide evidence for two methodological issues observed that are potential threats to construct validity of widely used Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) 2018 data on teacher job satisfaction scale (TJSS). The first issue concerns reverse recoding of some items necessary to obtain a coherence covariance between these items and other items on the same subscale. The second issue concerns the addition of item cross-loading necessary to improve the fit of the TJSS. Both conceptual and empirical arguments are provided in the current article to substantiate these observations. A series of structural equation modeling tests are evaluated to assess the measurement model of the TJSS across 27 randomly selected countries/economies that participated in the survey. The results reveal gross misspecifications in the measurement model if these issues are not addressed. An alternative two-factor structure with an item cross-loading is proposed and evaluated for TJSS and found acceptable across the countries/economies. Some implications of findings for methodologists and practitioners are presented.

scholarly journals Stress and Its Impact on Academic and Social Life of Undergraduate University Students in Ghana: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Koawo Edjah ◽  
Francis Ankomah ◽  
Ebenezer Domey ◽  
John Ekow Laryea
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Modeling ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Cross Sectional

AbstractStress is concomitant with students’ life and can have a significant impact on their lives, and even how they go about their academic work. Globally, in every five visits by patients to the doctor, three are stress-related problems. This study examined stress and its impact on the academic and social life among students of a university in Ghana. The descriptive cross-sectional survey design was employed. Using the stratified and simple random (random numbers) sampling methods, 500 regular undergraduate students were engaged in the study. A questionnaire made up of Perceived Stress Scale and Students’ Life Satisfaction Scale was used to gather data for the study. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviation, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with AMOS were used for the analyses. It was found that majority of the students were moderately stressed. Paramount among the stressors were academic stressors, followed by institutional stressors, and external stressors. Stress had a significant positive impact on the academic and social life of students. It was concluded that undergraduate students, in one way or the other, go through some kind of stress during the course of their study. It was recommended that the university, through its Students’ Affairs, and Counselling Sections, continue to empower students on how to manage and deal with stress in order to enhance their academic life.

scholarly journals Confirmatory Factor Analysis for Testing Validity and Reliability of University Transformation Practices as Perceived by University Staff

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-24
Author(s):  
Farooq Miiro
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analysis ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
University Staff ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
The University

This empirical study was a cross-sectional survey examining the four subdimensions of university transformation among the six universities in the central region of Uganda. Questionnaires were distributed to 820 volunteers randomly chosen from the university staff and the data generated was subjected to a confirmatory factor analysis. The essence was due to the fact that structural equation modelling requires a big number of sample size to measure the validity and reliability of the hypothesized measurement model of university transformation construct.  The findings exhibited that the data was fit and appropriate for predicting the four subdimensions of university transformation construct. In addition, the findings reflected a relationship between the four subdimensions of university transformation construct. Implying that when university transformation practices are put into consideration universities would be able to achieve their strategic development and transformation. The study concluded by exhibiting the foundation on which future studies can base to extend the understanding and emphasis on the four subdimensions used in measuring university transformation.

scholarly journals A Measurement of Construct Validity and Reliability of Servant Leadership

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (6) ◽  
pp. 104-109
Keyword(s):  
Construct Validity ◽  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Servant Leadership Scale ◽  
Cluster Random Sampling

The purpose of this study is to test the construct validity and reliability on the scale of servant leadership and aspects and indicators that can form this variable. Servant leadership is measured by five aspects, namely humility, love, vision, empowerment and trust. The population in this study are all Early Childhood Education teachers in Jetis District, Bantul Regency, with a sample of 60 people. The sampling technique used in this study is cluster random sampling. The data collection method is servant leadership scale. Research data are analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) through the SmartPLS 3.2.8 program. Based on the results of data analysis, the aspects and indicators that made up the servant leadership variable were declared valid and reliable. The most dominant aspect that reflects servant leadership was trust with a loading factor value of 0.779 and the weakest aspect that reflects this variable was humility with a loading factor value of 0.568. It shows that all aspects and indicators are able to reflect and shape servant leadership variable. Thus, the measurement model can be accepted because the theory presented by the servant leadership variable is in accordance with the empirical data obtained from the subject.

scholarly journals Understanding Farmers’ Intention towards the Management and Conservation of Wetlands

Land ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (8) ◽  
pp. 860
Author(s):  
Naser Valizadeh ◽  
Samira Esfandiyari Bayat ◽  
Masoud Bijani ◽  
Dariush Hayati ◽  
Ants-Hannes Viira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Explanatory Power ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Moral Norms ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multi Stage ◽  
Management And Conservation

The aim of the present research was to analyze the farmers’ intention towards participation in the management and conservation of wetlands through the lens of the extended theory of planned behavior (TPB). To do this, a cross-sectional survey of Iranian farmers was carried out. To select the samples, a multi-stage random sampling process with a proportional assignment was employed. The research instrument was a researcher-made questionnaire whose validity and reliability were verified using various quantitative and qualitative indicators. The results of the extended TPB using structural equation modeling showed that four variables, namely moral norms of participation in management and conservation (MNPMC), attitude towards participation in management and conservation (APMC), subjective norms towards participation in management and conservation (SNPMC), and self-concept about participation in management and conservation (SCPMC) had positive and significant impacts on intention towards participation in management and conservation (IPMC). The results also revealed that that entering MNPMC and SCPMC into TPB could increase its explanatory power. Also, the fit indicators supported the extended TPB. From a practical point of view, the present study provides justifications and insights for the use of MNPMC, APMC, SNPMC, and SCPMC in policies and programs intended to encourage farmers and local communities to participate in wetlands management and conservation.

scholarly journals CONCEPTUALIZING AND ASSESSING AN INTEGRATED HIERARCHICAL LEADERSHIP CONSTRUCT IN EDUCATION CONTEXT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-30
Author(s):  
Lei Mee Thien ◽  
S. Mostafa Rasoolimanesh ◽  
Ashley Yoon Mooi Ng ◽  
T. Ramayah
Keyword(s):  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Discriminant Validity ◽  
Model Misspecification ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Transformational And Transactional Leadership

The issues of measurement model misspecification and multicollinearity in leadership literature has provoked the current study to conceptualize and assess an integrated hierarchical Bass’s (1985) transformational and transactional leadership construct in education context. This study employed quantitative cross-sectional survey method. Data were collected from 322 teachers who were selected from 20 Malaysian secondary schools. Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) approach with WarpPLS 5.0 was used to analyze the data. Convergent and discriminant validity of the six reflective first-order constructs were warranted. Results of redundancy analysis, significant weights, and acceptable variance inflation factor values supported the proposed third-order integrated hierarchical leadership construct. Results inform an implication on generating new knowledge regarding a hierarchical perspective of transformational and transactional leadership. Using PLS-SEM approach with new algorithms to assess the integrated hierarchical leadership construct can be a methodological contribution of this study. Limitations, implications, and suggestions for future studies were discussed.

scholarly journals Pilot Study of Instrument to Measure Effect of School Climate, Teachers’ Commitment, Teachers’ Motivation and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction Towards Teachers’ Work Performance

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (4.34) ◽  
pp. 398
Author(s):  
Evonne Lai Eng Fei ◽  
Crispina Gregory K Han
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
School Climate ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Work Performance ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Reflective Measurement ◽  
Composite Reliability

The main focus of this article is to discuss the findings of the pilot study of the instrument about "The Effect of School Climate, Teachers’ Commitment, Teachers’ Motivation and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction towards Teachers’ Work Performance", which has been adapted by researchers. The pilot study sample was 137 teachers of secondary school involved in the survey. Factor analysis was conducted using the Statistical Package of Social Science (SPSS) version 21 and the reflective measurement model in the Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was also conducted in this study. The validity and reliability of External Load (> 0.6), AVE (> 0.5), Composite Reliability and Cronbach’s alpha are (> 0.7); and the Discrimination Validity based on the Fornell-Larcker Criterion (latent value exceeds the latency correlation) was fulfilled. The validity and reliability shown indicate that the instrument is suitable for the actual study.  

Double Sided Perspective of Business Resilience: The Rationality and Irrationality of SME Experience

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-16
Author(s):  
Nopriadi Saputra ◽  
Maria Grace Herlina
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Structural Model ◽  
Measurement Model ◽  
Model Analysis ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Killing Field ◽  
Business Resilience ◽  
The Impact

COVID-19 has created a killing field for SME as one of national economics pillars. Business resilience becomes crucial issue. It has stimulated the owner and/or managers of SME to do many things for saving the SME from its bankruptcy rationally and/or irrationally. This study aimed to elaborate business resilience and to test the impact of rational and irrational factors on business resilience. The rational factors consist of: (1) implementation of health protocol in doing business, (2) developing business flexibility, and (4) improving alliance capability. The rational factors consist of (4) enhancing pro-social leadership a (5) conducting workplace spirituality. This study is cross-sectional survey with causal approach for testing five hypothesizes. Convenience method was used as sampling method. This study involved 506 small medium enterprises in Jawa and Sumatera, the two biggest islands in Indonesia. Collected data were structured with PLS based Structural Equation Modelling. Proposed research model was described into second order construct and tested by validity and reliability analysis, measurement model analysis and structural model analysis. Keywords: Resilience, Flexibility, Spirituality, Pro-Social Leadeship

scholarly journals Social Capital’s Effect on Physical Education and Teachers’ Job Satisfaction

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 164
Author(s):  
Okan Gültekin
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Social Capital ◽  
Physical Education ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Significant Finding ◽  
Satisfaction Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor Analyses ◽  
Fit Index ◽  
The Impact

This study tested the impact of physical education (PE) teachers’ social capital on job satisfaction and explained levels of social capital for job satisfaction. Study participants were 210 PE teachers. The research methodology used the correlational survey model, and the instruments administered were the Social Capital Scale,and the Minnesota Job Satisfaction Scale. For conducting scales’ confirmatory factor analyses and structural equation modeling, SPSS 23.0 and AMOS 17.0 software were used. The model’s goodness fit index was: RMSEA = 0.081; SRMR = 0.082; CMIN\DF = 2.523; GFI = 0.922; CFI = 0.923; AGFI = 0.843; NFI = 0.913; Chi squared = 2832.001; df = 976 and p = 0.000. According to these results, the model fit index reached an acceptable and desired level. The effect of social capital on job satisfaction and the rate of explaining job satisfaction were tested. In relation to the study’s first hypothesis, it was revealed that PE teachers’ social capital level and job satisfaction were positively and significantly affected. In regard to the second hypothesis, there was a significant relationship between social capital levels and PE teachers’ job satisfaction. The study’s most significant finding was that social capital significantly predicted PE teachers’ job satisfaction.

scholarly journals Efeito da gamificação na intenção de uso de treinamentos on-line: uma adaptação do modelo UTAUT aplicado no TRT-2

2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 472
Author(s):  
Ludmilla Cavarzere de Oliveira ◽  
Luis Hernan Contreras Pinochet ◽  
Ricardo Luiz Pereira Bueno ◽  
Mauri Aparecido de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Learning By Doing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Intention To Use ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Regional Labor ◽  
On Line ◽  
Facilitating Conditions

The objective of this research was to analyze the effect of gamification on intention to use online training from the partial validation of the UTAUT model for qualification of members and servers of the Regional Labor Court of the 2nd Region (TRT-2). The study analyzed the relationship between constructs performance expectancy, effort expectancy, facilitating conditions, and familiarity with the intention to use gaming in distance media.  This was conducted through an empirical application, which used the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) for data analysis. The research was a single cross-sectional survey, carried out with TRT-2 members and servers who participated in the distance-feeding course ‘Healthy Living’ in 2015. Of the four hypotheses, only familiarity (F) was not significant as it did not serve as a behavioral intentions (BI) predictor of gamification for distance learning courses. Some explanations for such phenomenon may be career promotion and additional qualifications, learning by doing and sample size. The results confirmed that most hypotheses have a high statistical significance of the structural paths and have demonstrated that the model proposed in this study is consistent and can be applied in future studies with appropriate adjustments.

The Moderating Effect of Job Satisfaction on Physicians’ Motivation to Adhere to Financially Incentivized Clinical Practice Guidelines

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony C. Waddimba ◽  
Howard B. Beckman ◽  
Thomas L. Mahoney ◽  
James F. Burgess
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Census Data ◽  
Pay For Performance ◽  
Population Characteristics ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Moderating Effects ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Adherence To Guidelines ◽  
Primary Physicians

We examined moderating effects of professional satisfaction on physicians’ motivation to adhere to diabetes guidelines associated with pay-for-performance incentives. We merged cross-sectional survey data on attitudes, from 156 primary physicians, with prospective medical record-sourced data on guideline adherence and census data on ambulatory-care population characteristics. We examined moderating effects by testing theory-driven models for satisfied versus discontented physicians, using partial least squares structural equation modeling. Results show that attitudes motivated, while norms suppressed, adherence to guidelines among discontented physicians. Separate models for satisfied versus discontented physicians revealed motivational differences. Satisfied physicians disregarded intrinsic and extrinsic influences and biases. Discontented physicians, alienated by social pressure, favored personal inclinations. To improve adherence to guidelines among discontented physicians, incentives should align with personal attitudes and incorporate promotional campaigns countering resentment of peer and organizational pressure.

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